Maria Barrientos, principal

Ms. Barrientos has more than twenty-five years of experience in real estate development, project management, construction management and contract administration. She has successfully managed the development and construction of more than $500 million worth of projects over the past seventeen years. Ms. Barrientos’ strong inter-personal communication skills, leadership abilities and problem-solving capabilities enable her to successfully analyze challenging problems and discover creative solutions which satisfy all members of a development team. Ms. Barrientos also spends considerable time as a volunteer on numerous community-based organizations. She is the Founder, Managing Member and Principal of barrientos, LLC.

January 1999 – present        barrientos LLC    

Seattle, WA

barrientos provides real estate development and management services for a wide range of real estate projects ranging in size from large public works to multi-family, mixed-use buildings. The firm also provides consulting services such as feasibility and market analyses, and construction management.

§      The Gilbert

Seattle, WA

Full development services on behalf of land owner for the creation of a 54-unit apartment building with 9,000sf of retail and underground parking.

§      705 South Weller Street

Seattle, WA

Full development services on behalf of land owner for the creation of a 40-unit apartment building with street level retail and underground parking.

§      The Bernard

Seattle, WA

Full development services on behalf of land owner for the creation of a 65-unit apartment building with live/work lofts and underground parking.

§      1500 Madison

Seattle, WA

Full development services on behalf of land owner for the creation of a 70-unit apartment building with 9,000sf of retail and underground parking.

§      The Cobb Building

Seattle, WA

Hired by the University of Washington to represent their ownership interests during the redevelopment of The Cobb Building from an historic commercial office building into housing units with street level retail.

§      Olympic Sculpture Park – Seattle Art Museum

Seattle, WA

Full project management services for the development of an 8-acre open space dedicated to the exhibition of sculpture, located near Seattle’s waterfront. Services provided include running an international architecture selection process, extensive environmental clean-up, and complex construction process.

§      Seattle Asian Art Museum

Seattle, WA

Consulting services for long range planning, capital projects, and renovation of this museum.

§      Urban League Village at Colman School

Seattle, WA

Full project management services on behalf of the Urban League of Municipal Seattle, for adaptive re-use of this former school, converting it into housing and an African American Museum.

§      St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral

Seattle, WA

Consulting and project management services for this organization’s capital projects over the past fifteen years. Most recent work included a facilities master plan for the St. Mark’s campus.

§      Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Ongoing consulting and full project management services. Work has included development of Archbishop Thomas Murphy Apartments, consulting and feasibility analysis for a new performing arts center, and pre-development services for a 250-bed student housing building.

§      Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, WA

Feasibility analysis conducted to review possible central campus building dedicated to video and production art spaces, student study areas and a new library.

§      King Street Station Renovation

Seattle, WA

Hired by Washington State Department of Transportation’s Rail Division to be development advisor during the renovation and development of historic King Street Station.

§      Union Station Renovation – Sound Transit

Seattle, WA

Represented Sound Transit’s interests during the renovation of the historic Union Station, which now houses Sound Transit’s headquarters.

§      Opus East – Sound Transit

Seattle, WA

Represented Sound Transit in search for, lease negotiation, build-out and occupancy of 60,000sf of office space for Link Light Rail division.

§      Mann Building Renovation

Seattle, WA

Consulting and project management services for the renovation of this historic structure, converting it into the Wild Ginger restaurant plus office space.

§      Northwest School

Seattle, WA

Consulting services and feasibility study for the renovation and addition to the historic Northwest School.

§      Denny Triangle TDR Proposal Analysis

Seattle, WA

Hired by City of Seattle to perform in depth analysis of plan to trade rural development rights in King County for increased density in the Denny Triangle neighborhood.

§      The Children’s Museum – Eastside

Bellevue, WA

Consulting services and feasibility analysis for new Children’s Museum.

§      Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

Seattle, WA

Full project management services for renovation of Seattle’s performing arts center for both the Seattle Opera and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Work included renovation of nearby Mercer Arena to be interim location of opera, ballet and other functions, while the McCaw Hall was being constructed.

§      Performing Arts Center Eastside

Bellevue, WA

Consulting services for the pre-development of this new performing arts center to be built in downtown Bellevue.

§      Arts at City Center

Bozeman, MT

Consulting and project management services for new performing arts center, to be built in conjunction with major downtown redevelopment project.

§      Fifth Avenue Theatre

Seattle, WA

Consulting and project management services for renovation of this historic theater in downtown Seattle.

§      Paramount Theatre

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the renovation of the theater, including its placement on the National Historic Register. (Completed while at Lorig Associates.)

§      Eagles Auditorium – A Contemporary Theatre (ACT)

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the adaptive re-use of this historic structure into three performance spaces plus administrative offices. (Completed while at Lorig Associates.)

§      Village Theater

Issaquah, WA

Full development services from land acquisition through design and construction of a new performance space for this theater organization. (Completed while at Lorig Associates.)

1988 – 1998        LORIG ASSOCIATES    

Seattle, WA

Ms. Barrientos was the managing partner for this developer of mixed-use projects around the Pacific Northwest. During her tenure at Lorig, Ms. Barrientos developed both private as well as public-private partnership projects, ranging in size and complexity. The following is a sample of the projects she developed during this time:

§      Uwajimaya Village

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the creation of a new mixed-use facility in the International District of Seattle, including 176 apartments above a 76,000sf retail center, anchored by the famous Uwajimaya Asian Food and Gift store.

§      Lincoln School Apartments

Eugene, OR

Full development services for the renovation and adaptive re-use of an historic, former high school, including its acquisition from the City of Eugene and conversion into 59 apartments.

§      Cliff Street Lofts

Tacoma, WA

Full development services for the renovation and adaptive re-use of a former warehouse is downtown Tacoma, converting it into apartments.

§      Bailey Boushay – AIDS Housing of Washington

Seattle, WA

Full development services, ranging from land acquisition, financing, design to construction of facility for people living with HIV/AIDS and other long term illnesses.

§      Lyon Building – AIDS Housing of Washington

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the renovation and adaptive re-use of an historic downtown building, converting it into housing for people living with HIV/AIDS.

§      Cal Anderson House Apartments – AIDS Housing of WA

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the creation of housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, including land acquisition, planning, design and construction.

§      Commodore Duchess Apartments – University of WA

Seattle, WA

Full development services for renovation of graduate student housing, including first-time use of off-balance sheet bond financing.

§      Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA

Full development services for creation of new student housing.

§      Seattle Tennis Club

Seattle, WA

Full development services for renovation of clubhouse.

§      Overlake Golf and Country Club

Bellevue, WA

Full development services for renovation of clubhouse.

§      Meydenbauer Convention Center Expansion

Bellevue, WA

Hired by City of Bellevue to act as their representative during the development of a public/private partnership incorporating a parking garage, hotel, retail and office complex.

§      45th Street Community Health Clinic

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the renovation of an historic fire station into a medical clinic.

§      Central Youth & Family Services

Seattle, WA

Full development services for the creation of a new headquarters, including land acquisition from the City of Seattle.

1977 – 1988   Club Corporation of America/Corporacion de Clubes en Mexico    

Ms. Barrientos worked as the Development Officer for the special products division, providing project and construction management for the building of new clubhouses, and managing the creation of new private golf clubs. She was also the Director of Development for the new company, formed in Mexico. Projects included: